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The Hunt for Lincoln's Killer

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Someone who murders a well-known person

a)

Assassin

b)

Avenge

c)

Defensive

2.

To hurt or get back at someone because they have offended you

a)

Assassin

b)

Avenge

c)

Slavery

3.

Used to protect someone or something from harm

a)

defensive

b)

surrender

c)

avenge

4.

The system that forced African Americans to work for an owner and be treated as property.

a)

Slavery

b)

Assassin

c)

Tyrant

5.

To stop a conflict because you have been defeated

a)

Tyrant

b)

Surrender

c)

Assassin

6.

a ruler who uses power in a cruel or unfair way

a)

tyrant

b)

surrender

c)

avenge

7.

To be okay with something that is challenging or unpleasant

a)

Accept

b)

Support

c)

Familiar

8.

To agree with an idea or person because you believe it is important or you want to help them succeed

a)

accept

b)

support

c)

intend

9.

Often seen or understood

a)

accept

b)

familiar

c)

intend

10.

To plan to do something or complete a goal

a)

Accept

b)

Intend

c)

Support

11.

To do something that is difficult or unpleasant

a)

intend

b)

manage

c)

attempt

12.

To try to do something that is difficult or challenging

a)

Intend

b)

Attempt

c)

Manage

13.

Denotation of a word is its meaning

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Connotation of a word is the feeling or association it brings to mind

a)

True

b)

False

15.

a person who helps someone commit a crime

a)

accomplice

b)

fugitive

c)

capture

16.

to catch a person and keep him from getting away

a)

capture

b)

calvalry

c)

emancipate

17.

the part of an army that works and fights on horseback

a)

calvalry

b)

Confederate

c)

accomplice

18.

Of or about states or citizens that were part of the South during the Civil War

a)

Confederate

b)

Calvalry

c)

Fugitive

19.

to free someone from someone else's power

a)

emancipate

b)

fugitive

c)

capture

20.

someone who is trying to avoid being captured by the police

a)

fugitive

b)

Cavalry

c)

accomplice